Fear of Flying Means Great Photos of David Bowie

London-based Rockarchive has released eleven previously unseen images of David Bowie taken by his friend and touring companion, Geoff McCormack.

Throughout the touring years of 1973-1976 Bowie wouldn't fly so the pair of old childhood school friends circumnavigated the world by ship, train and land. The extensive time spent travelling and the methods used meant Geoff had unique opportunities to collect photographic memories of the tours with Bowie.

Meanwhile for the Christmas season, Rockarchive's London galleries will be stocking a selection of gifts to meet the budget of all rock fans. For a few pence you can buy a postcard, for a few pounds a greetings card, poster, collectable mug, cushion, lamp or t-shirt. The first Rockarchive Magazine is also available, numbered and embossed in an edition of just 1000. Many of these items are available online in early December 2008.

All Rockarchive prints have a seal of approval from the Fine Art Trade Guild.

Boarding Cards Becoming a Thing of the Past

Both Lufthansa and BMI have introduced new technology which will mean there is no need for the old fashioned paper boarding card. The new technology sends a bar code to the passenger’s mobile phone. It thus enables them to pass through security checkpoints and straight to the departure gate. A scanner can read the bar code wherever required.

The passenger siimply has to download the bar code from the airlines website. The service is already working on all Lufthansa services from Heathrow to Europe and will shortly be rolled out to all other UK airports. BMI have been using the technology on services from Heathrow to Edinburgh and Manchester to Belfast City and the airline will shortly announce how it is rolling this out to its other routes and airports.

In America Continental Airlines has been using similar technology since March this year on selected routes.

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Free Parking at Blackpool Airport

Passengers travelling from Blackpool Airport will soon be able to park at the terminal for free - but a £10 charge to fly out will be imposed.

The Airport Development Fee, payable at the airport, will be introduced for departing passengers over the age of 16 from 5 January. The fee will go towards a £2m investment project to upgrade the runways, facilities and capacity. It will also relieve the pressure felt by local residents who have suffered from airport users parking in their streets.

Under the new scheme, parking will be free for up to 15 days.

An alternative, especially for those on early or late flights, is to have a Blackpool Airport Hotel package, which can include free parking for the duration of the time away. Websites such as Airport Parking Offers have such arrangements available to book online.

Moscow Airport Lounge by Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines has opened a new business lounge at the Moscow Domodedovo Airport in Russia. According to the airline, the new lounge has around 500sqm of floor space. Guests can use wireless LAN, fax machines, internet, computers, printers and copiers free of charge.

When you book an airport lounge you can relax before your flight, with up to 3 hours in a calm atmosphere making the most of the complimentary drinks and snacks on offer. Additionally, many lounges have wifi-connections and give you free newspapers and magazines.

Such facilities were once thought of as an expense-account luxury, but in recent years the benefits have been understood by a large number of regular travellers, whether on business or holidays, singles, couples and families included.

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Exodus - New Discovery, Wildlife & Adventure brochure

Exodus has released its 2009 Discovery, Wildlife and Adventure brochure featuring 250 journeys spanning 86 countries in seven continents. Options include felucca trips down the Nile, walking tours in Slovenia and wildlife studies in Borneo.

A trip to Slovenia leads in at £899. The operator has introduced new Premium Adventures for 2009, a range of itineraries offering enhanced accommodation, allowing the client to mix luxury with adventure.

Premium Adventure trips include snowshoeing in the Dolomites, classic Kenya safaris and trekking in Marrakesh and the Atlas Mountains - all of which now include stays in specially selected, comfortable hotels. Snowshoeing in the Dolomites starts from £795.

There is also a range of ideal trips for solo travellers.

More at: www.exodus.co.uk
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US Airways: New route from Birmingham

US Airways will launch its fifth route to the UK with the start of flights between Philadelphia and Birmingham next summer. The seasonal service runs from May 12 to the end of September 2009.

The daily flights leave Philadelphia at 18.05, arriving in Birmingham at 06.25 (next day). The return leg leaves Birmingham at 08.45, arriving in the US at 11.50. They will be operated using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 12 Business Class and 164 Economy Class seats.

Details/Bookings at http://www.usairways.co.uk/

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